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Allan Cowie Smith1

M, #2320, b. 28 October 1846, d. 19 September 1909
Last Edited: 7 Mar 2021

Parents:

Father*: James Smith meal miller b. 21 Feb 1796, d. 28 Mar 1877
Mother*: Jane Warracks b. c 1805
  • Birth*: Allan Cowie Smith was born on 28 October 1846 at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Allan Cowie
    Last name     Smith
    Gender     Male
    Birth year     1846
    Birth place     -
    Baptism year     1847
    Baptism date     08 Jan 1847
    Baptism place     BANFF,BANFF,SCOTLAND
    Father's first name(s)     James
    Father's last name     Smith
    Mother's first name(s)     Jane
    Mother's last name     Warren
    Place     Banff
    County     Banffshire
    Country     Scotland
    Record set     Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Baptisms
    Collections from     Scotland, Great Britain.2,1
  • He was the son of James Smith meal miller and Jane Warracks.
  • Baptism: Allan Cowie Smith was baptised on 8 January 1847 at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, .1
  • Marriage*: He married Helen M Taylor on Tuesday, 9 September 1873 at Brooklyn, New York, Kings, New York, United States, ; First name(s)     Allan C.
    Last name     Smith
    Sex     Male
    Age     26
    Birth year     1847
    Birth place     Banuffshire, Scotland
    Father's first name(s)     James
    Father's last name     Smith
    Mother's first name(s)     Jane
    Mother's last name     Warrack
    Event     Marriage
    Year     1873
    Event date     09 Sep 1873
    Location     Brooklyn
    Place     Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
    County     Kings
    State     New York
    Country     United States
    Spouse's first name(s)     Helen W?
    Spouse's last name     Taylor
    Spouse's age     20
    Spouse's birth year     1853
    Spouse's birth place     New York City
    Spouse's father's first name(s)     Wm.
    Spouse's father's last name     Taylor
    Spouse's mother's first name(s)     Anne
    Spouse's mother's last name     French
    FamilySearch film number     001543911
    Record set     United States Marriages
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Americas, United States
    ---------------
    First name(s)     A. C.
    Last name     Smith
    Marriage year     1873
    Marriage date     9 Sep 1873
    Spouse's first name(s)     Helen W.
    Spouse's last name     Taylor
    Marriage city     Brooklyn
    Marriage county     -
    Marriage state/country     New York
    Bride's city     Brooklyn
    Bride's state/country     New York
    Minister     Meserve I.C
    Newspaper     New York Herald
    Newspaper date     11 Sep 1873
    Record set     United States Marriages
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Americas, United States.3,4
  • (Deceased) Death*: Allan Cowie Smith died on 19 September 1909 at age 62.2
  • Emigration*: Allan Cowie Smith emigrated with Allan Cowie Smith on an unknown person in 1868 at New York, United States, .3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of James Smith meal miller and Jane Warracks in the 1851 census at Alehouseburn, Banffshire, Scotland, . Allan E Smith, son, 4, Banffshire Banff; James Smith, head, mar, 54, meal miller, Aberdeenshire Old Meldrum; Jane Smith, wife, mar, 45, millers wife, Banffshire Cullen; Lillias Sim, servnt, unm, 17, house servant, Banffshire Boyndie.5
Head of Household1880Allan Cowie Smith and Helen M Taylor appeared on the census of 1880 at 3rd Place, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, New York, United States, , Allan C.     Smith     Self     Married     Male     33     1847     Scotland
Helen W.     Smith     Wife     Married     Female     26     1854     New York
Eleanor     Price     Daughter     Single     Female     7     1873     New Jersey
Allan T.     Smith     Son     Single     Male     5     1875     New York
Wm F.     Smith     Son     Single     Male     3     1877     New York
Jennie     Molder     Other     Widowed     Female     26     1854     New York
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First name(s)     Allan C.
Last name     Smith
Relationship     Self
Marital status     Married
Gender     Male
Age     33
Birth year     1847
Birth place     Scotland
Occupation     Partner-Anchor Line S. S. Co.
Ethnicity     American
Race     White
Father's birth place     Scotland
Mother's birth place     Scotland
City/township     Brooklyn
County     Kings
State     New York
NARA film     T9-0843
Record set     Us Census 1880
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Americas, United States.6
Head of Household1900Allan Cowie Smith and Helen M Taylor appeared on the census of 1900 at 94 Second Place, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, New York, United States, , Allan C     Smith     Self     Married     Male     54     1846     Scotland
Helen M     Smith     Wife     Married     Female     47     1853     New York
Allan J     Smith     Son     Single     Male     26     1874     New York
William F     Smith     Son     Single     Male     24     1876     New York
Ethel     Smith     Daughter     Single     Female     19     1881     New York
Gordon K     Smith     Son     Single     Male     17     1883     New York
Harold K     Smith     Son     Single     Male     15     1885     New York
Douglass A     Smith     Son     Single     Male     10     1890     New York
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First name(s)     Allan C
Last name     Smith
Relationship     Self
Marital status     Married
Gender     Male
Age     54
Birth year     1846
Birth place     Scotland
Marriage year (estimated)     1874
Ethnicity     American
Race     White
Immigration year     1868
Spouse's first name(s)     Helen M
Spouse's last name     Smith
Spouse's birth place     New York
Head of household's first name(s)     Allan C
Head of household's last name     Smith
Father's birth place     Scotland
City/township     New York
County     Kings
State     New York
NARA series     1241045
Record set     Us Census 1900
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Americas, United States.3

Family:

Helen M Taylor b. 1853
  • Marriage*: Allan Cowie Smith married Helen M Taylor on Tuesday, 9 September 1873 at Brooklyn, New York, Kings, New York, United States, ; First name(s)     Allan C.
    Last name     Smith
    Sex     Male
    Age     26
    Birth year     1847
    Birth place     Banuffshire, Scotland
    Father's first name(s)     James
    Father's last name     Smith
    Mother's first name(s)     Jane
    Mother's last name     Warrack
    Event     Marriage
    Year     1873
    Event date     09 Sep 1873
    Location     Brooklyn
    Place     Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
    County     Kings
    State     New York
    Country     United States
    Spouse's first name(s)     Helen W?
    Spouse's last name     Taylor
    Spouse's age     20
    Spouse's birth year     1853
    Spouse's birth place     New York City
    Spouse's father's first name(s)     Wm.
    Spouse's father's last name     Taylor
    Spouse's mother's first name(s)     Anne
    Spouse's mother's last name     French
    FamilySearch film number     001543911
    Record set     United States Marriages
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Americas, United States
    ---------------
    First name(s)     A. C.
    Last name     Smith
    Marriage year     1873
    Marriage date     9 Sep 1873
    Spouse's first name(s)     Helen W.
    Spouse's last name     Taylor
    Marriage city     Brooklyn
    Marriage county     -
    Marriage state/country     New York
    Bride's city     Brooklyn
    Bride's state/country     New York
    Minister     Meserve I.C
    Newspaper     New York Herald
    Newspaper date     11 Sep 1873
    Record set     United States Marriages
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Americas, United States.3,4

Children:

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 [Mar 2021].
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS member [Nov 2005].
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    US Census 1900 [Mar 2021].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    United States Marriages [Mar 2021].
  5. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) 1851 census [Feb 2006].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    US Census 1880 [Mar 2021].